Dr. Apul’s research is on modeling the environmental sustainability and resiliency
of the water infrastructure using life cycle assessment and life cycle costing tools.
She has calculated the energy, greenhouse gas emissions and cost implications for
the operations of Collins water treatment and Bayview wastewater treatment plants.

Dr. Becker’s research relating to water issues focuses on water resource availability,
including water resources in arid climates, watershed modeling, UAV, airborne and
satellite hyperspectral and radar imaging, particularly in monitoring HABs, and water
quality remote sensing.

Bridgeman's laboratory has specific expertise in the monitoring and biology of harmful
algal blooms in western Lake Erie. General expertise in lake physics, chemistry, and
ecology. Member of first Ohio Phosphorus Task Force addressing the connection between
watershed phosphorus loading and algal blooms. Some microcystin toxin testing experience.

Dr. Czajkowski research interests are diverse and all revolve around geospatial technologies.
Dr. Czajkowksi uses GIS and remote sensing technologies to assess sources of non-point
source pollution in the Maumee River Watershed and Lake Erie through the Maumee River
GIS and the Lake Erie Center. His laboratory develops land cover classifications using
remote sensing linking that to wetlands in the watershed.

Dr. Dwyer focuses on bio-restoration and remediation to protect water resources. Projects
include (1) construction of a bioswale at the site of the former jeep plant to restore
the Ottawa River and treat runoff from I75; (2) a bioberm at the former Columbia Gas
Site near the Erie St Market to prevent contaminants from entering Swan Creek; and
(3) a restored riparian corridor and wetland at Maumee Bay State Park to decrease
phosphorus and bacterial input to Lake Erie.

Egan is an environmental economist specializing in valuing public goods like improved
water quality with specific expertise in benefit-cost analysis and cost-effectiveness
analysis to estimate the net benefits to citizens from any considered policy options
to improve water quality.

Isailovic’s lab is developing liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) methodologies
to identify and quantify algal toxins in water. Our state-of-the-art LC-MS system
enables separation, structural analysis, and quantification of microcystins by LC-tandem
mass spectrometry (MS/MS). The methodologies developed will be used for quantification
of toxins in water, to test purification of water containing low amounts of microcystins,
and to analyze toxins and their byproducts in biological samples.

The Kennedy laboratory studies adaptive and maladaptive counter-regulatory mechanisms
involved in organ damage and fibrosis resulting from various toxic insults (such as
those associated with harmful algal blooms) in at-risk patient populations with heart,
kidney or liver disease. The lab is also focused on identifying novel molecular targets
which can be used for diagnostic, therapeutic and preventative strategies to improve
outcomes in these vulnerable patient populations.

Ken KilbertAssociate Dean for Academic Affairs & ProfessorCollege of Law

Kilbert focuses his teaching and scholarship in the environmental law field, organizes
the annual Great Lakes Water Conference, and his recent publications include “Legal
Tools for Reducing Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie.”

Dr. Rai's primary area of expertise is environmental politics where she examines different
institutional responses to environmental problems and its effect on vulnerable communities.
Currently she focuses on climate change adaptation and mitigation policies in the
United States and around the world.

Dr. Ruch’s research has provided a better understanding of gap junctional intercellular
communication, how gap junctions become defective in cancer cells and carcinogen-treated
cells, how gap junctions and their protein components are regulated, and how gap junctions
affect anti-cancer drug toxicity. He has also conducted research on mayflies and
is involved in research on liver toxicity as it relates to microsystins.

Jack Schultz

Senior Executive Director of Research DevelopmentOffice of Research and Sponsored Programs

Seo's research focuses on biological and chemical contaminant removal in water treatment
& distribution systems as well as developing environmental sensors. Currently working
on three different water projects studying micropollutant removal and detection supported
by the national science foundation and the US EPA. He also serves the City of Toledo
water treatment plant (capacity improvement) as a proposal reviewer/ technical expert
and as a consultant for the City of Monroe MI water treatment plant.

Brenda SnyderInstructorDepartment of Environmental Sciences

Snyder graduated with bachelor's of science degrees in biology and chemistry from
the University of Toledo in 1997. Since then, she has had 15 years of experience working
as a Chemist/Operator at Toledo Water, serving in her last 6 years there as head chemist.
Snyder has been a member of the OAWWA Technology Committee for 3 years and the Research
Committee for 7 years. She holds a Class III Water Operator License in the state of
Ohio.

Weintraub is a professor of soil ecology in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
His research and teaching areas of interests include soil ecology, ecosystem ecology,
plant-soil interactions and biogeochemistry.